5 things you didn’t read today (but should have)

President Obama talks to Stephen Colbert during a taping of Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2014. (Andrew Harrer/EPA)

4. Adam Goldman answers questions you might have about the soon-to-be released Senate torture report.

5. Sen. Mary Landrieu's loss was the big news in Louisiana this week, but for something completely different, here is an investigation from ProPublica on how the state is dealing with its vanishing coast.

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